- Film as philosophy
- The ontology of cinema
- Film and phenomenology
- Particular philosophical approaches to film (Cavell, Deleuze, Frampton etc.)
- The Epistemology of film
- Film affect
- The philosophical worldview of particular directors
- Subjectivity and cinema
- Film ‘theory’ as philosophy
- Aesthetics and film
- Political philosophy and film
- Historical developments in film-philosophy
- Genre and philosophy
- Philosophy and film movements (German Expressionism, Soviet Montage, Italian Neorealism etc.)
- Cinema as thought experiment
- Morality and movies
- Feminist philosophy and film practice
- Film making as philosophical practice
- Methodologies for philosophical film analysis
Contributions are invited for:
- Panel topics (2-4 speakers)
- Individual papers (20 minutes + 10 minutes for discussion)
- Graduate papers
We will endeavour to include as many papers as possible within the time limits and are happy to discuss initial suggestions for panel discussions. NB: please send us your abstract before the deadline if you require an early response. We strongly recommend this option for overseas participants who may need to book flights.
Please send proposals (500 word abstract) by Friday 8 April, 2008 to: Dr Havi Carel Havi.carel@uwe.ac.uk Dr Greg Tuck greg.tuck@uwe.ac.uk We prefer email submissions but you can also post your abstract to: Dr Havi Carel/ Dr Greg Tuck HLSS University of the West of England (UWE) St Matthias Campus Oldbury Court Rd Fishponds Bristol BS16 2JP UK
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